Post Foundation Course
Entry requirements
Qualifications and experience
Each application will be assessed individually. It is recommended that you complete the Foundation course before applying but other similar courses are considered. There are no other formal entry requirements.
Clinical experience is however required.
It is also open to psychiatrists, psychologists, psychotherapists, counsellors and other mental health professionals.
Fees
Initially there is a non-refundable £50 application fee.
The course fees for the foundation course are £1,250 for the academic year 2025/26. You will be asked to pay these course fees shortly after being accepted onto the course. Course fees are non-refundable.
Membership to PEP web and digital subscription to the International Journal of Psychoanalysis included.
Teaching
The format comprises of clinical seminars, accompanying reading and group discussions of key papers. Seminars are led by senior analysts and take place every Tuesday evening between 8.15pm and10.15pm.
Each half-term is led by a different analyst and covers a different key Psychoanalytical topic. The seminars give participants an excellent opportunity to present their clinical work, which can then be thought about analytically by their group. The academic programme is spread over two years in a rolling format and students can attend one or both years.
Seminars take place in person at the Institute's premises in Byron House, Maida Vale and also (subject to numbers, in South London at 10 Windsor Walk). We offer an online zoom option for students outside of London.
Apply to study
The Post Foundation Course has now reached the maximum number of students we can accept for the academic year 2025/26.
You can still apply but your application will go on a waiting list.
Have a query?
Please contact the course administrator on [email protected]